-- 35 thousand years ago there was a land bridge that crossed from Eurasia to North America.
-- Small bands of Asian Nomadic hunters made their way across the countries.
-- These were immigrant ancestors of Native Americans.
-- The bridge melted away the Native Americans were now isolated (Inca, Maya, Aztec).
-- These Native Americans became hunters, gathers, and farmers.

-- Blond headed Norse seafarers from Scandinavia landed near the new world in 1000 A.D.
-- "Lanse aux meadius", they saw wild grapes when they landed so they called the country Vinland.
-- Were voyagers and did not have a strong native state wanting to expand.
-- Therefore, besides in song, Vinland was forgotten.

-- 11th to 14th century.
-- Tens of thousands of Christian Crusaders traveled to the 'holy land' to get it back from the Muslims.
-- These crusaders lost the fight, but this sparked trade routes after they began to trade with Asia.
-- Also encouraged them to find less expensive routes.
-- Because of this they came upon North America.

-- During the 15th century. (October 12th 1492).
-- Columbus was a skilled Italian seafarer.
-- Columbus retrieved three ships from Portugal to discover new trade routes.
-- Sailed west and traveled into unknown territory, which made is sailors question.
-- But in the process of sailing to find a quicker and new trade route he discovered the Bahamas










-- Spaniards that went to America and claimed it for Spain.
-- They brutally killed and slaughtered Native Americans.
-- 1600 -- Found rich mines in present-day Bolivia.
-- Encomienda -- Allowed the government to commend or give Native Americans to certain colonists in order to Christianize them.